Started climbing in October 1996 by taking Cornell Outdoor Education's basic rock climbing class (thanks Brielle!) and have been hooked ever since.  For years I didn't bring a camera climbing, so I depended on others making double prints of shots they took. I've spent literally hundreds of days climbing outdoors and many hundreds climbing (or socializing) at Cornell's Lindseth climbing wall. Don't have much of a photographic record of those times. In 2003 I started to always bring a cheap camera climbing, and I started to record which climbs I did each day.

Been ice climbing since February 2003 and I've done a few serious clean aid routes.  I enjoy bouldering, but prefer climbing up.  All of my early outdoor climbing was at Peter's Kill where I've climbed about 50 routes, most on toprope.  These days I consider the Gunks to be my home crag, even though it is three hours from Ithaca (and the weather isn't always ideal).  I've done over 100 climbs at the Gunks -- many more than once, and most on lead.

Climbing has taken me to some of the most beautiful places I've ever been.  Places I might never have seen were it not for my passion to seek out vertical rock faces -- Joshua Tree, the Colorado/Utah desert, the Blue Mountains in Australia, Daniel Boone National Forest, Red Rock Conservation Area, Bugaboo Provincial Park, the Gunks on a brilliant fall day.  Pulling down really hard on crimpers is nice.  But the friends, places, road trips and incredible views are what makes climbing a lifelong passion.

People always ask me to name my favorite climb.  I don't have one favorite, but I can list a few which stand out in my mind:
    Ancient Art (5.11), Fisher Towers
    Birdland (5.8+), Gunks
    Crimson Chrysalis (5.8), Red Rock
    Different Strokes (5.11c), Red River Gorge
    Epinephrine (5.9, IV), Red Rock
    Exasperator (5.10c), Squamish
    Gamesmanship (5.8), Poke-O-Moonshine, Adirondacks
    Independence Monument (5.8+), Colorado National Monument
    Lost Arrow Spire Tip (5.9, C2), Yosemite
    Margarine Ridge (13, IV), Blue Mountains, Australia 
    Mate, Spawn and Die (WI5), Salmon River Falls
    McTech Arete (5.10), Bugaboos
    Modern Times (5.8+), Gunks
    Petit Grepon (5.8), Rocky Mountain National Park
    Rewritten (5.7+), Eldorado Canyon
    Son of Easy O (5.8), Gunks

There is a second tier which will take your breath away nearly as well as the climbs listed above.  Certainly you shouldn't pass on an opportunity to climb them:
    Avalanche Gulch (non-technical), Mt. Shasta
    Black Crack (5.9), Annapolis Rocks
    Black Orpheus (5.9+, IV), Red Rock
    Bolt and Run (5.9), Rumney
    Bugaboo Spire, NE Ridge (5.8, IV), Bugaboos
    Castleton Tower, North Chimney (5.9), Castle Valley
    Cathedral Peak, SE Buttress (5.6), Yosemite
    CCK Direct (5.9), Gunks
    Directissima (5.9), Gunks
    Durrance (5.7), Devil's Tower
    Ecstasy (5.7), Seneca Rocks
    Electric Boobs (5.9+), Stone Mountain, NC
    Empor (5.7+), Cob Rock, Boulder Canyon
    Excellent Smithers (5.10a), Medlicott Dome, Yosemite
    Fairview Dome, Regular Route (5.9), Yosemite
    Fealine (5.11b), Rifle
    First Flatiron, Direct Route (5.6R), Boulder Colorado
    Five Gallon Buckets (5.8), Smith Rock
    Gettin' Lucky in Kentucky (5.10b), Red River Gorge
    Gridlock (5.11a), Red Rock
    J Crack (5.9), Lumpy Ridge
    Junco (5.8+), Rumney
    Kansas City (5.7, C1), Gunks
    La Presa (5.11b), El Potrero Chico
    Lonesome Dove (5.10a), Rumney
    Monaco (5.11b), Joshua Tree
    Montezuma's Tower (5.7), Garden of the Gods
    Never Never Land (5.10a), Gunks
    Playing Hooky (WI4+), Six Mile Creek
    Reach Around (5.7), Peter's Kill
    Retribution (5.10b), Gunks
    Rhodian Shores (5.10b), The Bihedrals, Boulder Canyon
    Rico Suave (5.10a), New River Gorge
    Ruper (5.8+), Eldorado Canyon
    Serpent (5.10b), Red River Gorge
    Shockley's Ceiling (5.6), Gunks
    Snake Dike (5.7), Yosemite
    Space Boyz (5.10d), El Potrero Chico
    The Heavy Hitter (5.10c), Red Rock
    The Kid (5.10a R), Joshua Tree
    The Sting (5.8), Poke-O-Moonshine, Adirondacks
    Three Doves (5.8+), Gunks
    Triassic Sands (5.10c), Red Rock
    Twilight Zone (5.4, C2), Gunks
    Vanderholics (18), Nowra, Australia
    Washington Column, South Face (5.8, C1, V), Yosemite
    West Ridge of Mt. Conness (5.6), Yosemite
    Whitney Gilman (5.7), Cannon
    Yellow Spur (5.10a), Eldorado Canyon

At 2200', Epinephrine is the tallest climb I've ever done.  Close behind are the NE Ridge of Bugaboo Spire (1600' of climbing and 700' of scrambling, all in alpine conditions) and Black Orpheus (1500' of climbing and 600' of scrambling).  Mt. Conness requires 2500' of climbing and scrambling to ascend nearly 1500 vertical feet.  Solar Slab is 1500' if you include the approach pitches and we hit the summit at 10:30am.  At El Potrero Chico I did a bunch of tall climbs: Space Boyz 1100', Yankee Clipper 1300' and Time Wave Zero (to p16) 1500'.  Other climbs over 1000' include the South Face of Washington Column at 1200', First Flatiron with 1200' of climbing (900' of vertical and 300' along a ridge), Margarine Ridge with over 1100' of vertical,  Petit Grepon with over 1000' of technical climbing in alpine conditions, Crimson Chrysalis around 1000', Snake Dike with 1000' of climbing and another 1000' of scrambling, and Fairview Dome with around 1000' of climbing.  The summit of Mt. Shasta is the highest point I've reached at 14,162' -- started at 6880' and spent all day scrambling with ice axe and crampons up the Avalanche Gulch route which is non-technical (i.e. no ropes required).  The South Face of Washington Column is my one and only big wall (Grade V) climb.  Black Orpheus, Epinephrine, Margarine Ridge, and NE Ridge of Bugaboo are the four Grade IV climbs I've done.  Time Wave Zero is also Grade IV, but I only made it to pitch 16.  I've twice spent the night deliberately on the cliff -- on the South Face of Washington Column and on the top of Castleton.  One miserable, windy, cold night was spent accidentally (though not totally unexpectedly) at the top of Black Velvet after climbing Epinephrine.

Mostly I consider myself a 5.10 leader.  Though I have led a bunch of 5.11 climbs -- Different Strokes, Random Precision, Critters on the Cliff (onsight) and Johnny B. Good at Red River Gorge; Ancient Art at Fisher Towers; Caustic and Gridlock at Red Rock; Chicks in the Woods at New River Gorge; Fealine and Ivory Tower at Rifle; Monaco at Joshua Tree; Three Easy Pieces at Rumney; Super Nova (p1, onsight) and La Presa at El Potrero Chico.  My hardest Gunks leads are Criss Cross Direct, MF (first pitch direct), Never Never Land, P38 and Retribution all 5.10a and 5.10b climbs.

One more list, then I'm done.  Promise.  The final list are the climbs I've done from Gary and Lynn Clark's North American Classics.  I'm not trying to do every climb on the list, but it would be cool to climb all which are within my ability.  So far I've climbed eighteen: Ancient Art, NE Ridge of Bugaboo Spire, Castleton (S. Face is on the list, I climbed N. Chimney), Cathedral Peak, Crimson Chrysalis, Durrance on Devil's Tower, Epinephrine, Fairview Dome, Flatirons (Third is on the list, I climbed the First), Mt. Conness, Snake Dike on Half Dome, Lost Arrow Spire, Petit Grepon, Prince of Darkness, South Face of Washington Column,  Space Boyz, Whitney Gilman, and Yellow Spur.

Climbing is dangerous.  Driving is more dangerous.  I climb (and drive) in as safe a manner as I am able, but there are subjective and objective hazards.  I accept that risk because I want my life to be something more than long.

The secret of the Kiwi is that he represents all of us.  We all come to the same end.  Some of us are lucky enough to enjoy the journey.

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5/5/2008 - 5/7/2008 Rock Climbing Gunks Kristin, Guy 34 Pictures
4/25/2008 - 4/27/2008 Rock Climbing Gunks Marah 3 Pictures
4/18/2008 - 4/20/2008 Rock Climbing Gunks Nick 9 Pictures
4/11/2008 - 4/13/2008 Rock Climbing Gunks Meredith 11 Pictures
3/8/2008 - 3/29/2008 Rock Climbing Red Rock, Nevada Kristin, Mark, Keith, Aramy, Andy, Anna, Guy, Jess, Jess, Katie, Mike, Nick, Shawn, Marah, Howard 89 Pictures, Story
2/23/2008 Ice Climbing Six Mile Creek Kristin, Alex, Mark, Guy, Carly, Matt, Sam, Dan, Eric, Joe 7 Pictures
1/26/2008 Ice Climbing Lick Brook Kristin, Iori 16 Pictures
12/26/2007 - 1/17/2008 Rock Climbing Sun Valley, Idaho and Potrero Chico, Mexico Kristin, Keith, Aramy, Beth, Kenny, Jess, Julia and more 185 Pictures, Story
12/07/2007 Ice Climbing Salmon River Falls Kristin, Keith 13 Pictures
11/2/2007 - 11/4/2007 Rock Climbing Gunks Kristin, Shawn, Liana, Mark 1 Picture
10/21/2007 Rock Climbing Gunks Kristin, Aramy 26 Pictures
10/13/2007 - 10/14/2007 Rock Climbing Gunks Beth, Bridget, Iori, Jennifer, Ben 19 Pictures
9/29/2007 - 9/30/2007 Rock Climbing Gunks Kristin 11 Pictures
9/20/2007 - 9/23/2007 Rock Climbing Adirondacks Floris, Keith, Katie, Shawn 3 Pictures
9/14/2007 Rock Climbing Gunks Jennifer 14 Pictures
9/2/2007 Rock Climbing Blue Run Rocks, PA Katie, Katie, Jess, Jess, Mike, Mike, Emily, Kenny, Rachel, Guy, Matt, Devin, Kerran, Anna, Shawn 21 Pictures
8/31/2007 - 9/1/2007 Rock Climbing Gunks Jim 6 Pictures
8/18/2007 - 8/22/2007 Rock Climbing Adirondacks Beth 40 Pictures
8/7/2007 - 8/16/2007 Rock Climbing Gunks, Peter's Kill Kristin, Katie, Aramy, Devin, Becky, Chris, Jess, Nick, WR Rock Climbing Trips 15a and 15b 16 Pictures
7/11/2007 - 7/19/2007 Rock Climbing Yosemite Jason, Morri, Chris, Aaron 109 Pictures, Story, Movies
7/9/2007 Rock Climbing Gunks Alana 3 Pictures
6/29/2007 - 7/8/2007 Rock Climbing Rumney, Cannon Anna 51 Pictures, Story
6/8/2007 - 6/22/2007 Rock Climbing Boulder, Colorado Alana, Becky, Chris, Tom, Beth, Erika, Tina, Margo, Amy, Charles 67 Pictures, Story
5/28/2007 - 5/29/2007 Rock Climbing Gunks Anna 12 Pictures
5/20/2007 - 5/24/2007 Rock Climbing Gunks Keith, Adam, Zach, Alex, Rob, Dirk, Tina 1 Picture
5/18/2007 Tree Climbing Ithaca Anna 5 Pictures
5/13/2007 Rock Climbing Gunks Iori 2 Pictures
5/4/2007 - 5/7/2007 Rock Climbing Peter's Kill, Gunks Iori, COE Staff 14 Pictures
4/27/2007 - 4/29/2007 Rock Climbing Peter's Kill, Gunks Anna, Beth, Henry, Liz, Jim, Susanna 13 Pictures
4/14/2007 Rock Climbing Gunks Aramy 3 Pictures
3/16/2007 - 3/25/2007 Rock Climbing North Carolina, Red River Gorge Anna, Amanda, Kyle 148 Pictures, Story
3/02/2007 Tree Climbing Ithaca Anna 4 Pictures
2/16/2007 Ice Climbing Salmon River Falls Anna, Keith 43 Pictures
2/4/2007 Ice Climbing Lick Brook COE Staff 12 Pictures
1/7/2007 - 1/17/2007 Rock Climbing Joshua Tree Kristin, Aramy, Kenny 90 Pictures
12/17/2006 - 12/21/2006 Rock Climbing WV, VA Jason, Carla, Sylvan, Camile 13 Pictures
11/3/2006 - 11/5/2006 Rock Climbing Gunks Kristin, Aramy 31 Pictures
10/20/2006 - 10/21/2006 Rock Climbing Gunks Danica, Sarah 36 Pictures, 2 Animations
10/19/2006 Rock Climbing Gunks Katie 6 Pictures
9/16/2006 - 9/17/2006 Rock Climbing Gunks Kristin, Amanda, Keith 10 Pictures
9/9/2006 - 9/10/2006 Rock Climbing Gunks Adam, Katie 13 Pictures
9/1/2006 - 9/3/2006 Rock Climbing Gunks COE Staff 11 Pictures
5/31/2006 - 8/28/2006 Rock Climbing United States, Canada Ryan and dozens of others 564 Pictures, Stories, Movies, Highlights
5/22/2006 - 5/24/2006 Rock Climbing Gunks Ryan 28 Pictures
5/7/2006 - 5/9/2006 Rock Climbing Gunks Jason, Carla, Sylvan, Adam, Katie 14 Pictures
5/3/2006 Rock Climbing Lindseth Jessica 3 Pictures
4/29/2006 Rock Climbing Gunks Adam 2 Photos
4/28/2006 Slacklining Cornell Keith, Katie, Patrick 13 Pictures
4/20/2006 Rock Climbing Gunks Vijay 12 Pictures
3/17/2006 - 3/26/2006 Rock Climbing Red Rocks, Nevada Jason, Carla, Sylvan, Ryan, Kyle 55 Pictures, Story
3/3/2006-3/4/2006 Ice Climbing Adirondacks Becky 10 Pictures
1/6/2006 - 1/8/2006 Ice Climbing Adirondacks Jesse, Rayko 22 Pictures
11/12/2005 Rock Climbing Gunks Jen, Heidi, Becky 5 Pictures
10/31/2005 Rock Climbing Lindseth Iori, Brielle, Cameron, Jen, Shern 20 Pictures
10/27/2005 - 10/28/2005 Rock Climbing Gunks Liz 2 Pictures
10/8/2005 - 10/11/2005 Rock Climbing Gunks Jason, Ryan, Jonathan, Alina, Michael, Stacey, Taro, Katie, Yosuke, Sara 8 Pictures
Fall 2005 Rock Climbing Ithaca Becky, Peter, Jes 4 Pictures
9/1/2005 - 9/4/2005 Rock Climbing Gunks Heidi, Stacey, Roman, Katie, Carla, Anna, Mark, COE Staff 7 Pictures
8/26/2005 - 8/27/2005 Ropes Course Climbing Hoffman Challenge Course Jessica, Brian, Stacey, Rich, Ryan, COE Staff 8 Pictures
7/13/2005 - 8/12/2005 Travel Australia Lauren 168 Pictures, Story
7/10/2005 - 7/11/2005 Rock Climbing Gunks Lindsay 5 Pictures
6/23/2005 Rock Climbing Gunks Jason 1 Picture, Story
6/21/2005 Rock Climbing Gunks Heidi 1 Picture, Story
6/5/2005 Rock Climbing Gunks Emilie 6 Pictures
5/18/2005 Rock Climbing Gunks Jason 3 Pictures
5/12/2005 - 5/13/2005 Rock Climbing Gunks Alana 11 Pictures
4/20/2005 Rock Climbing Gunks Joe 26 Pictures, Story, 3 Movies
Spring 2005 Rock Climbing Lindseth Climbing Wall Alana, Ali, Shern 1 Picture
4/16/2005 - 4/17/2005 Rock Climbing Gunks Jen 5 Pictures
4/13/2005 Rock Climbing Gunks Lindsay 3 Pictures
Spring 2005 Rock Climbing Lindseth, Peter's Kill Alana, Ryan, Julia, Becky, Luke, Rich, Ben, Heidi, Jason 4 Pictures
3/18/2005 - 3/26/2005 Rock Climbing Red River Gorge Alana, Shern, Lindsay, Jerry, Vijay, Joe, Peter, Kyle, Jeanine 58 Pictures, Story, 3 Movies
3/12/2005 Ice Climbing Tinker's Falls Doug, Jerry, Rich 7 Pictures
3/6/2005 Ice Climbing Salmon River Falls Emilie, Kara 4 Pictures
2/5/2005 - 2/6/2005 Ice Climbing Lick Brook COE Staff 3 Pictures
1/28/2005 - 1/30/2005 Ice Climbing Adirondacks Ari, Simeon, Leslie, Jason, Doug, Emilie, Kara, Anima, Veronica, Dan 13 Pictures
10/23/2004 Rock Climbing Gunks Jason 2 Pictures
10/8/2004 - 10/12/2004 Rock Climbing Gunks COE Gunks Class 2 Pictures
9/25/2004 Rock Climbing Gunks Jen, Katie 9 Pictures
9/11/2004 Rock Climbing Gunks Vijay 2 Pictures
9/3/2004 - 9/5/2004 Rock Climbing Gunks COE Staff, Mandel 1 Picture
9/1/2004 Rock Climbing Gunks Heidi 1 Picture
8/4/2004 and 8/6/2004 Rock Climbing Gunks Jason, Carla, Sylvan, Mandel 7 Pictures
7/25/2004 Rock Climbing Gunks Alana 2 Pictures
7/10/2004 Rock Climbing Gunks Sarah 2 Pictures
6/7/2004 Rock Climbing Gunks Tom 2 Pictures
5/30/2004 Rock Climbing Gunks Alana, Gabby 6 Pictures
5/20/2004 Rock Climbing Gunks Kyle 2 Pictures
5/14/2004 Rock Climbing Gunks Gabby, Sarah, Thea 5 Pictures
4/17/2004 Rock Climbing Gunks Jason, Carla, Sylvan 2 Pictures
3/28/2004 Rock Climbing Gunks Alex 1 Picture
2/28/2004 Ice Climbing Salmon River Falls Alana, Alex, Simeon, Herdis 7 Pictures
2/22/2004 Ice Climbing Lick Brook Walter, Matt, Jo, Marcus, COE 4 Pictures
January 2004 Ice Climbing Six Mile Creek Rick 7 Pictures
11/1/2003 Rock Climbing Gunks Vijay, Lindsay, Gabby 3 Pictures
10/17/2003 - 10/19/2003 Rock Climbing Gunks Jason 1 Picture
10/4/2003 - 10/15/2003 Rock Climbing Colorado and Utah Lauren, Amy, Charles, Tom 91 Pictures, Story
9/21/2003 Rock Climbing Gunks Tom 3 Pictures
7/30/2003 Rock Climbing Gunks Jason 3 Pictures
7/17/2003 Rock Climbing Gunks Gerry, Lindsay, Jordan 5 Pictures
7/12/2003 Rock Climbing Gunks Whitney 6 Pictures
7/5/2003 Tree Climbing Plantations Meredith 4 Pictures
6/27/2003 Rock Climbing Gunks Lindsay 7 Pictures
6/24/2003 Rock Climbing Gunks Jason 3 Pictures
6/16/2003 Rock Climbing Boulder, CO Tom 5 Pictures
5/13/2003 - 5/19/2003 Rock Climbing San Diego, Joshua Tree Tom 11 Pictures, Story
2/20/2003 Ice Climbing Tinker's Falls Joe, Steve 10 Pictures
2/9/2003 Ice Climbing Lick Brook Alana, Whitney, Joe, COE 5 Pictures
10/20/2002 Tree Climbing Ithaca, NY Brendan, Becky, Kelly, Simeon, Jason, Teresa, Teresa's brother, James 7 Pictures
10/14/2002 Rock Climbing Gunks Julia, Liz, Rich, Brian, Mandel and Lance. 4 Pictures
10/5/2002 Rock Climbing Gunks Julia 4 Pictures
9/21/2002 - 9/22/2002 Rock Climbing Gunks Lindsay, Vijay, Angie, Autumn, Ijfke, Joe, Marcus, Teresa, Yueting, Mark, Rich, Jason, Paul, Mandel, Lance 28 Pictures
9/6/2002 - 9/8/2002 Rock Climbing Gunks Evangeline 2 Pictures
8/7/2002 - 8/8/2002 Rock Climbing Gunks Lauren 6 Pictures, Story
6/30/2002 Rock Climbing Lost City Lindsay, Iori, Jo, Charles, Daniel, Carrie, Matt 1 Picture
5/24/2002 - 5/28/2002 Rock Climbing Gunks Elaina, Marci, Rajesh, Jinmi's Parents, Josh, Jinmi, Monika, Nicole, Frank, Mike 2 Pictures
9/22/2001 Rock Climbing Sugarloaf Amy, Charles 2 Pictures
8/16/2001 - 8/17/2001 Rock Climbing Peter's Kill Lauren 3 Pictures
6/22/2001 - 6/24/2001 Rock Climbing Seneca Rocks CCC '01, Mandel, Lance 1 Picture
6/10/2001 Rock Climbing Annapolis Rocks, MD Elaina, Mark, Meredith, Brian, Brad 7 Pictures
4/27/2001 - 5/1/2001 Rock Climbing New River Gorge, Red River Gorge Elaina 7 Pictures
4/15/2001 Rock Climbing Sugarloaf PATC 1 Picture
3/24/2001 Rock Climbing Great Falls PATC 1 Picture
11/4/2000 Rock Climbing Crescent Rocks PATC 2 Pictures
10/28/2000 Rock Climbing Sugarloaf PATC 1 Picture
10/2000 Rock Climbing Annapolis Rocks, MD PATC 4 Pictures, Animation
9/30/2000 Rock Climbing Harpers Ferry, WV PATC 1 Picture
9/10/2000 Rock Climbing Great Falls PATC 1 Picture
9/2/2000 Rock Climbing Sugarloaf Marci 1 Picture
8/26/2000 Rock Climbing Shaffer Rocks PATC 1 Picture
8/20/2000 Rock Climbing Caudey's Castle Bob 1 Picture
7/30/2000 Rock Climbing Sugarloaf PATC 3 Pictures, Animation
7/22/2000 Rock Climbing Annapolis Rocks, MD Marci, Mandel, Lance 3 Pictures
7/15/2000 Rock Climbing Sugarloaf PATC 1 Picture
June 2000 Rock Climbing Ilchester Rachel, Hussein, Nassor 2 Pictures
5/7/2000 Rock Climbing Annapolis Rocks, MD Mandel, Lance, PATC 2 Pictures
10/3/1999 Rock Climbing Great Falls Liz, Jamie 1 Picture
9/7/1999 Rock Climbing Great Falls Tina 1 Picture
7/23/1999 - 7/26/1999 Rock Climbing Gunks Lauren, Mandel, Lance 7 Pictures
7/16/1999 - 7/18/1999 Rock Climbing Little Falls Sarah, Jen, Lisa 4 Pictures
7/11/1999 Rock Climbing Great Falls Brett 1 Picture
7/2/1999 - 7/4/1999 Rock Climbing Seneca Rocks Kim 4 Pictures
Summer 1999 Rock Climbing Great Falls PATC 1 Picture
5/28/1999 - 5/31/1999 Rock Climbing Peter's Kill Sarah, Liz, Jamie, Scott, Mandel, Lance 10 Pictures, Story
10/17/1998 Rock Climbing Lost City Sarah, Will, Christine, Murtaza, Fred 5 Pictures
10/11/1998 - 10/14/1998 Rock Climbing Peter's Kill Sarah, Mandel, Lance 7 Pictures
10/3/1998 - 10/4/1998 Rock Climbing Peter's Kill Sarah, Mandel, Lance 11 Pictures
July, 1998 Rock Climbing Peter's Kill COC 1 Picture
10/10/1997 - 10/14/1997 Rock Climbing Gunks COE Class 3 Pictures
9/27/1997 Rock Climbing Little Falls Marci, COC 2 Pictures
August, 1997 Rock Climbing Peter's Kill Rachel, Hussein, Brett 5 Pictures
August, 1997 Rock Climbing Peter's Kill Ann, Linda, Mandel, Lance 1 Picture
June, 1997 Rock Climbing Peter's Kill Tom, Deb 2 Pictures
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